Durban panchang, 15 May 2026
Sunrise 06:34 Sunset 17:09 Moonrise 04:49 Vaishakha month
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · -29.86°, 31.03° · Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:34 to 17:09- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:53 – 09:13
- Durmuhurta 08:41 – 09:23
- Rahu Kalam 10:32 – 11:52
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:30 – 12:13
- Durmuhurta 12:13 – 12:55
- Yamaganda 14:30 – 15:50
- 10:51 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 15:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 16:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
Night
17:09 to 06:35 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 17:09 – 19:50
- Brahma Muhurta 04:47 – 05:41 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 01:41 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 01:41 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 01:41 next day
- Nakshatra Ashwini until 16:44 · lord Ketu
- Yoga Ayushman until 10:51
- Karana Vishti until 15:24, then Shakuni
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aries Moon Sun in Taurus
- 10:51 Yoga becomes Saubhagya
- 15:24 Karana becomes Shakuni
- 16:44 Nakshatra becomes Bharani
- 01:41 next day Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 01:41 next day Karana becomes Chatushpada
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:53 – 09:13
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:41 – 09:23
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 10:32 – 11:52
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:13 – 12:55
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:30 – 15:50
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:47 – 05:40
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:30 – 12:13
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:09 – 19:50
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:34 – 16:44
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:34 – 07:53 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:53 – 09:13 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:13 – 10:32 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:32 – 11:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:52 – 13:11 | Good |
| Rog | 13:11 – 14:30 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:30 – 15:50 | Bad |
| Char | 15:50 – 17:09 | Neutral |
| Rog | 17:09 – 18:50 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 18:50 – 20:31 | Bad |
| Labh | 20:31 – 22:11 | Good |
| Udveg | 22:11 – 23:52 | Bad |
| Shubh | 23:52 – 01:33 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 01:33 – 03:13 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:13 – 04:54 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:54 – 06:35 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:34 NowVenus
- 07:27 NowMercury
- 08:20 NowMoon
- 09:13 NowSaturn
- 10:06 NowJupiter
- 10:59 NowMars
- 11:52 NowSun
- 12:45 NowVenus
- 13:37 NowMercury
- 14:30 NowMoon
- 15:23 NowSaturn
- 16:16 NowJupiter
- 17:09 NowMars
- 18:16 NowSun
- 19:23 NowVenus
- 20:31 NowMercury
- 21:38 NowMoon
- 22:45 NowSaturn
- 23:52 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:59 NowMars
- 02:06 NowSun
- 03:13 NowVenus
- 04:20 NowMercury
- 05:27 NowMoon
- 06:34 NowVenus
- 07:34 NowMercury
- 08:34 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:34 NowJupiter
- 11:34 NowMars
- 12:34 NowSun
- 13:34 NowVenus
- 14:34 NowMercury
- 15:34 NowMoon
- 16:34 NowSaturn
- 17:34 NowJupiter
- 18:34 NowMars
- 19:34 NowSun
- 20:34 NowVenus
- 21:34 NowMercury
- 22:34 NowMoon
- 23:34 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:34 NowJupiter
- 01:34 NowMars
- 02:34 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:34 NowMercury
- 05:34 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:47 – 06:36 Aries
- 06:36 – 08:55 Taurus
- 08:55 – 10:59 Gemini
- 10:59 – 12:40 Cancer
- 12:40 – 14:07 Leo
- 14:07 – 15:30 Virgo
- 15:30 – 17:04 Libra
- 17:04 – 18:59 Scorpio
- 18:59 – 21:14 Sagittarius
- 21:14 – 23:35 Capricorn
- 23:35 – 01:54 next day Aquarius
- 01:54 – 04:12 next day Pisces
- 04:12 – 06:32 next day Aries
- 06:32 – 06:35 next day Taurus
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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